Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mixed-Use Building in North Carolina City in Danger of Collapse
Jun 12 2018 // Officials in a North Carolina city have closed a city block because of the threat of a building collapse. News outlets reported a block was closed Thursday because of the threat of collapse of a three-story building...
Wal-Mart Settles Transgender Employee’s Claim Over Firing
Jun 7 2018 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit by a transgender former employee in North Carolina who accused the retail giant of unlawfully firing her for complaining about harassment. Arkansas-based Wal-Mart and the...
North Carolina Farmers Begin Tallying Flood Losses from Alberto
Jun 4 2018 // Farmers in western North Carolina are adding up their losses after the heavy rains from Subtropical Storm Alberto. Hendersonville farmer Randy Edmundson thinks about 70 of his 110 acres (44 hectares) are under water after...
North Carolina Steps Up Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigations, Fines for No Coverage
Jun 4 2018 // North Carolina has stepped up its efforts to identify businesses not complying with state workers’ compensation laws which it says has resulted in a significant increase in fines collected compared to the same time...
Court: No Coverage for N.C. Employee Injured While Smoking on Break
Jun 4 2018 // A North Carolina city employee isn’t owed workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered while smoking during a lunch break, the state appeals court ruled last month. A three-judge panel of the North Carolina...
North Carolina Sued for Revoking Licenses Over Traffic Fines
Jun 1 2018 // Because he can’t pay $228 in traffic fines, Seti Johnson faces revocation of his North Carolina’s driver’s license, which means he won’t be able to drive to the job he hopes to get soon. For Sharee...
Alberto Brings Severe Weather, Deaths in North Carolina
May 30 2018 // North Carolina’s governor is urging his state’s residents to exercise caution as rains from a subtropical depression spread into his and other Southern states, noting the deaths of two broadcast journalists...
North Carolina Construction Worker Killed in Fall From Elevator in 33-Story Tower
May 29 2018 // A construction worker has died after falling out of an elevator on the 19th floor of a structure being built in North Carolina’s largest city. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said 24-year-old Juventino Mata-Hernandez...
North Carolina Judge Awards $4.7M to Family of Man Killed Outside Strip Club
May 24 2018 // The family of a man shot to death outside a strip club in North Carolina has been awarded nearly $5 million from the operators of the club. The Winston-Salem Journal reported a judge granted a default judgment Monday...
2 Killed, 11 Injured in Church Van Wreck in North Carolina
May 23 2018 // At least two people have died and 11 others were hurt in a wreck involving a church van in North Carolina. The wreck was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday near Rolesville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of...
North Carolina Storm Recovery Chief Accedes Frustrations Over Hurricane Matthew Recovery
May 23 2018 // North Carolina’s emergency management chief acknowledged a laborious process for homeowners seeking federal funds for repairs due to Hurricane Matthew and is looking for improvements looking to the next storm. While...
North Carolina Steps Up Workers’ Comp Fraud Investigations, Fines for No Coverage
May 21 2018 // North Carolina has stepped up its efforts to identify businesses not complying with state workers’ compensation laws which it says has resulted in a significant increase in fines collected compared to the same time...
Mudslides Triggered by Heavy Rains in North Carolina Kill 1
May 21 2018 // At least one resident of the North Carolina mountains is dead after heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding. Polk County Manager Marche Pittman said Saturday that searchers have recovered the body of a woman whose...
N.C. Court: No Workers’ Comp for Employee Injured While Smoking on Break
May 18 2018 // A North Carolina city employee isn’t owed workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered while smoking during a lunch break, the state appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the North Carolina...
5 Children Killed in North Carolina Apartment Fire
May 15 2018 // Officials say five children have died from injuries in a weekend fire in North Carolina. Two children died Saturday after the blaze at a Greensboro apartment. A nursing supervisor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center told...
A.M. Best Revises Credit Rating Outlook of Builders Mutual Companies of North Carolina
May 14 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and Long-Term ICR of “a” of...
Disaster Declaration Approved for North Carolina Tornado
May 11 2018 // President Donald Trump has approved a request from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for a federal disaster declaration for tornado damage in Guilford and Rockingham counties. Cooper declared a state of emergency for Guilford...
North Carolina Party Bus Owner Cited Over License, No Insurance After Passenger Death
May 9 2018 // A North Carolina party bus owner was cited for insurance and license plate problems after a college student fell out of the vehicle last week and died when she was hit by two cars. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police...
North Carolina Chemical Plant Worker Killed After Falling Into Tank
May 8 2018 // A North Carolina chemical plant is on shutdown as the company and investigators explore why a worker died. A spokeswoman for Dutch chemical-maker AkzoNobel said Sunday the man fell into an empty tank at the company’s...
Judge Approves $10M Settlement in North Carolina Islands Power Outage
May 7 2018 // A federal judge has accepted a settlement that would allow those who lost power for days last summer on two North Carolina islands to divvy up more than $10 million. News outlets report that a federal judge on Wednesday...
